Democrats Fail to Deliver for Voters, Troops
Green Party of California
www.cagreens.org
March 20, 2007
released March 19, 2007
Contact: Susan King, spokesperson, 415.823-5524 funking@mindspring.com
Dr. Bob Vizzard, spokesperson, 916.206 8953, thevizz@aol.com
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Cres Vellucci, press secretary, 916.996-9170 civillib@cwnet.com
On 4th anniversary of Iraq War, Democrats fail to deliver for state voters, and troops, charge
Greens; Hundreds of Californians among dead
SACRAMENTO -- On the fourth anniversary of the start of the
war and occupation of Iraq, the Green Party of California Monday said most
California members of Congress - Democrats as well as Republicans - have
"failed" state voters by refusing to protect US troops by cutting new funding for the war.
A vote in the House is due this week to decide whether another $100 billion
will be spent on the war. But, although they are the new majority, Democrats will vote for the funding.
"Democrats were voted into power last Fall - especially in California -
because voters wanted the war to end, and troops brought home. And now, the
best Democrats can do is try to end the war in two years? That's not good
enough," said Dr. Bob Vizzard, a state party spokesperson. He said about
340 Californians have died, and thousands injured in the war.
The Green Party, in fact, is the only national political party to be
opposed to the war from the beginning - on March 19, 2003, when only about
22-26 percent of Americans were opposed. Today, the vast majority of Americans want US troops home
now.
Demonstrations today in major California cities are endorsed by Green Party
locals, including one Monday at the offices in San Francisco of Speaker of
the House Nancy Pelosi. Former Green supervisor Matt Gonzalez, current
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, gubernatorial candidate Peter Camejo, and former
candidates Aimee Allison and Krissy Keefer will speak.
Greens will also be prominent at a "Die-In" at the State Capital of
Sacramento, where the nation's longest running sit-in is being held at the
offices of another Democrat, Rep. Doris Matsui. Demonstrators have sat in
Matsui's offices since Jan. 8 - 49 straight days - refusing to leave until
she agrees to vote against new funding for the war.
"Rep. Matsui is the poster Democrat from California. She claims to be
opposed to the war, but she insists that voting for funding will 'protect'
the troops when all it does is leave them in harm's way," said Cres
Vellucci, a Vietnam veteran and press secretary for the GPCA.
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